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Splendid poem. Really love how it plays out in a sort of reverse-psychological means. Great use in repetition in regards to "do not love", but what makes this stand out to me is the descriptive imagery present in"cocoa streaked hair", and "absences of breath". Plus great flow makes this easy on the eye and sumptuous to read aloud. Couldn't ask for a finer read to start the day.

You're welcome. I've never attempted a workshop on DA. Possibly because I don't have the free time or the patience. My writings are spontaneous and I prefer to press forward rather than stumble back. I learnt principally through trial and error. Indeed re-writing did allow the reverse to become more noticeable I think.

I don't like to edit but as part of `LadyLincoln's Ladies of Lit interview we had to allow people to critique our works. It was scary but I enjoyed i t. Now I'm in a creative writing degree I'm focusing on learning editing skills.

It's like talking in code. Both the narrator and the person they are talking to know that the negatives aren't real (double negatives cancel each other out). I've been in some weird fucking relationships including one where a guy insisted he wasn't in love with me until we broke up when he realised he did... sometimes communication is hard... this is meant to be a love poem though (and not to that guy!) lol